California Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a State and federally funded program that provides funding to licensed child care centers, adult day care centers, and organizations that sponsor day care homes to ensure participants receive nutritionally adequate meals and snacks while in care. Funding is also available for meals and snacks at emergency shelters and after-school programs.
| Eligible Applicants |
Institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies |
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| Required Eligibility Criteria |
Public, private nonprofit, and private for-profit agencies; agencies licensed or approved to provide non-residential day care to children or chronically impaired adults. Public or private nonprofit emergency shelters may also be eligible for subsidy. |
| Other Eligibility Considerations |
Each program component serves a different population or age group. At-risk after school programs must be located in a low-income area. |
| Eligible Grade Level(s) |
Not applicable |
| Eligible Age Level(s) |
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult |
| Legal Authority |
Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 226 and 245; California Education Code sections 49550, 49531; Budget Items 6110-201-890, 6110-202-0001, 6110-203-001 |
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| Source / Type | State, Federal / Apportionment |
| State Fiscal Year | 2010-11 |
| SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes |
5320 / 8220 |
| Total Available | $306,264,000 |
| Recipient Amount |
See Allocation Formula |
| Match Requirement |
No |
| Allocation Formula | Agencies are reimbursed for the number and types of meals served according to the participant's household eligibility for free, reduced-price, or base rate meals. In addition to $291,864,000 million in federal funds, $14,400,000 million in State funds are available for child care agencies. See current rates at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/rs/index.asp. |
| Date Application Available |
October 1, 2010 |
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| Due Date | Unavailable |
| Expected Notification Date |
Unavailable |
| Application | http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/cacfp10rfa.asp |
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| Background | http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/cc/ |
| Fiscal | http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/nt/cacfp.asp |
| Other | Unavailable |
| Program | Claire Camp Phone : 916-322-8307 E-mail : ccamp@cde.ca.gov |
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| Fiscal | Justin Studevan Phone : 916-322-8304 E-mail : jstudevan@cde.ca.gov |
| Division | Nutrition Services Division Phone : 800-952-5609 Fax : 916-327-2753 |
Last Modified: December 10, 2010
California Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814